My Work

Question 1

Are you busy?

Reply: I’m very busy
I’m not busy

Answer 1

Ni mang ma?
(Knee maang ma?)

Wo hen maang
Wo bu maang

Question 2

Where do you live?

Answer 2

Ni zhu zai nali?

Knee jhew sai nalee

Question 3

What’s your telephone number?

Reply: my telephone number is..021 9973671

Answer 3

Ni de dianhua haoma shi duo shao?
(Knee de dianhuaa howma shr duo shaow?

Wo de dianhua haoma shi ..ling er yi jiu jiu qi san liu qi yi

Question 4

I don’t understand (what I’ve heard)

Answer 4

Wo ting bu dong

Wor ting boo dong

Question 5

Do you know about this matter?

No I don’t

Answer 5

Ni zhidao zhe jian shi ma?
(Knee ghidow jhr gian shr ma?)

Bu wo meiyou
(Boo wor may yo)

Question 6

Wait a second

Answer 6

Deng yi xia

Dung ee sshya

Question 7

What is your job

I am a teacher

Answer 7

Ni zuo shenme gongzuo?
(Knee suo shinmer gongsuo)

Wo shi laoshi

Question 8

What’s your surname?

Reply: My surname ….

Answer 8

Nin gui xing? (Knin koi sing?)

Wo xing …surname

Question 9

Are you busy?

Reply: I’m very busy
I’m not busy

Answer 9

Ni mang ma?
(Knee maang ma?)

Wo hen mang, ni ne?
(Wor heun maang, knee na?)

Wo bu mang

Question 10

How old are you

Reply: I am 20 years old

Answer 10

Ni duo da (knee duo da)
Wo er shi sui (Wor r shr sway)

(Asking elderly person)
Nin duo da sui shu
(Knin duo da sway shoe)

Question 11

What do you want to drink?

Either tea or coffee (translation I want tea or coffee)

I want a cup of tea (water/coffee)

Answer 11

Ni yao he shen me?
(Knee yow her shen mer?)

Wo yao cha huo zhe kafei
(Wor yow chaa hore jur kaafay)

Wo yao yi bei cha (kafei/shui)
(Wor yow eebay chaa (kaafay/shway)

Question 12

Do you want tea or coffee?

I want tea

Answer 12

Ni yao cha haishi kafei?
(Knee yow chaa haishr kaafay?)

Wo yao cha

Question 13

Do you want beer or wine?

Answer 13

Ni yao pi jiu haishi hong jiu?

Knee yow pee geoo haishr hong geoo?

Question 14

Please sit down

Please ask(excuse me may I ask)

Answer 14

Qing zuo

Qing wen….

Question 15

Whose cellphone is this?

It’s my new cellphone

Answer 15

Zhe shi shei de shou ji?
(Ghr shr shayde show chi?)

Zhe shi wo de xin shou ji
(Ghr shr wor de shin show chi)

Question 16

Do you live here?

Answer 16

Ni zhu zheli ma

Knee ghew ghr lee ma

Question 17

He’s more handsome

But I’m smarter

Answer 17

Ta bijiao shuai
(Ta bee geow shoe ai)

Keshi wo bijiao congming)
(Ker shr wor bee geow tongming)

Question 18

Do you like your job?

Answer 18

Ni xihuan ni de gongzuo ma?

Knee c huan knee de gongcuo ma

Question 19

Are you ready?

Answer 19

Ni zhun bei hao le ma?

Knee ghun bay how la ma?

Question 20

Excuse me, I want to speak to Mr Wang

Answer 20

Bu hao yi si, wo zhao Wang xian sheng

Boo how ee si, wor chao Wang scian shung

Question 21

Great

Interesting

Answer 21

Tai hao le

You yi si

Question 22

It’s interesting to learn Chinese

Answer 22

Xue xi Han yu zhen you yi si

Shway c Han u gen yo ee si

Question 23

May I ask if Mr Wang is at home?

No he’s not

Answer 23

Qing wen Wang xian sheng zai jia ma?
(Ting wen Wang scian shung sai gia ma?)

Ta bu zai
(Taa boo sai)